Monsanto, Dow create agreement to use each other’s genetic traits
The agreement paves the way for U.S. introduction (pending regulatory approvals) of new, next-generation SmartStax products by the end of the decade.
Will soybean seeds be bigger this year?
Last year’s drought conditions plus late-season rains expedited the growth of soybean plants, which has caused fewer seed pods and larger seeds for growers to plant this year.
What price of corn is needed to make ethanol blends competitive?
The blend wall is defined as the maximum amount of ethanol that can be consumed in the domestic motor fuel market if ethanol blending is limited to 10 percent of total motor fuel consumption.
Pa. cattle quarantined after drilling wastewater leaked into pasture
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has quarantined cattle from a Tioga County farm after a number of cows came into contact...
Big move is really no big deal
April 28, corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade were up nearly 23 cents, the soybeans were down 42 and a fraction, and the wheat futures were up more than 25 cents.
Tests find bovine TB in Paulding Co., Ohio, dairy herd
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio -- Preliminary tests performed by the Ohio Department of Agriculture's Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory revealed a positive result for bovine tuberculosis in...
Elections likely to mean status quo for agriculture, subsidies
While Republicans regained control of the U.S. House of Representatives and Democrats held onto the majority in the Senate, the new agricultural committees in each chamber aren't likely to touch farm subsidy programs.
Congress puts brakes on EPA action: Farm oil spill enforcement delayed
Farm oil spill containment rule will not be enforced against farms until September 2013.
Ohio hog inventory up 5 percent; U.S. inventory down 2 percent
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio -- Ohio hog producers had 1,930,000 hogs on hand Dec. 1, 2008, up 5 percent from a year earlier, and up...
Chesapeake Energy targets growth of 2-4 percent
Chesapeake Energy is estimating 2014 production growth of 2 to 4 percent, targeting an average daily production rate of 680,000-695,000 barrels of oil equivalent.
